May
18
May
11
Bee Storytime
Today’s wonderful story is Bee Love (Can Be Hard) and is written by former Supreme Court Justice, NFL Pro, and grandfather, Alan Page. It is co-written by his daughter and school teacher Kamie Page. And the artwork is by illustrator David Geister.
For more bee stories, check out this storytime video;
April
1
It’s Earth Day!
April
1
Earth Day Story – Ocean Soup
March
28
A Fun Passover Storytime
March
18
Animal Shelter Storytime
Today we read a wonderful wonderful book called One Day at Wood Green Animal Shelter by Patricia Casey! I know you’re going to love it too!
February
8
Winter Fun Day Story – In the Snow: Who’s Been Here?
For Winter Fun Day we read: In the Snow: Who’s Been Here? by Lindsay Barrett George
Print and Play the Animal Track Match Game!
Visit That After School Life to get instructions on how to play! The PDF printables are free. Students can play in groups of 4, so only a few sets are needed to print per group.
January
13
Pizza Storytime
Today we read 3 pizza-themed books! In the comments I want to know your favourite pizza toppings!
Pizza Kittens by Charlotte Voake
Hi, Pizza Man! by Virginia Walter and Illustrated by Ponder Goembel
Pete’s A Pizza by William Steig
Activity – Geometry Pizza!
This cool idea comes from Mrs. Thompson’s Treasures. Cut out the following shapes using different coloured construction paper;
- circles
- squares
- triangles
- rectangles
- ovals
Colour the edges of the paper plate brown to look like crust. Glue your shapes onto your paper plate. Voila, shape pizza!
January
7
Tu B’Shevat Storytime – Be A Friend to Trees
Hello everyone and happy Tu B’Shevat! Today we read…
Be A Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber and illustrated by Holly Keller
Your Assignment:
Where the video asks you to make a list of things made out of wood, and then things made out of paper and cardboard, PAUSE the video and list the items you discover in the comments of this blog post. When the story is done, also comment one thing YOU can do to be a friend to trees.
November
2
Fabulously Funny Fairy Tales
Today we read two very silly and a little bit twisted re-tellings of:
Henny-Penny retold and illustrated by Jane Wattenberg
and
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey
To give younger students a bit of context for The Adventures of the Dish and The Spoon, you can always start by sharing the nursery rhyme…
Hey diddle, diddle!
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.